The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-10-22
AROUND TIE HUB.
FARMERS1LLE.

| morning.
Cotton is quite lively i'll town and the
prices paid are very Satisfactory to far
mers.
Mr.. Hopkins Wade and wife, of 3lan-
chard Springs, Ark, are visiting relatives
and friends in our parish.
Mr. w. A. Mcfarland is making rapid
progress in the erection of Mr.. Sig. Marks
new residence on North Main Street.
(From the Home IAdvocatcl
The Advocate welcomes the accession to
the population OF Farmerville of Mrs. L..
E. Robinson and family, Mrs. Robinson
has moved to the residence recently occu-
pied by Mr.. G. j.. Gray-known as the
Glasson place.
We are gratitied TO learn that the regular
attendance OF pupils at The FarmerVille
High School is steadily increasing Mrs.
Robinson has provided Badges of Honor to
DO awarded to the pupils, III each depart
meut having the highest general report for
each month. Last month the reports OF
Miss Belle Trimble and Mr.. A. b. TarkinE-
ton, in the advance department, and Miss
Carrie Sinister and Master Adolphus Ra-
bun, in the primary department, were
equal. These pupils, therefore, divide the
time and the honor of wearing the badge
during the current month.
Mrs. Robinson has secured the services
Of DIR. G. II. Jameson to lecture tho class in
Physiology; the first lecture will be de-
livered Friday night, 2Sth inst. These
lectures will be for the benefit ofthe entire
school as we'll as tho class in Physiology.
The public is respectfully invited t" at
tond.
COLUMBIA.
A gloom was cast oyer this entire COM
munity OH Wednesday of this week by the
announcement of the death of DR.. }. l..
Wright, which occurred at his home ono
mile west Of town, at o'clock on the
morning Of that day, the 10Th inst.
He took sick on Thursday OF last week,
with tiux, and although medical aid was
Immediately called in, tho attack was of
most violent type and nothing could be
done to relieve him.
For more than thirty years DR.. Wright
practiced medicine in this parish, and his
reputation as a physician was known far
and near, and long will his memory be
cmbalmed in the hearts of this people.
The rich and the poor were alike welcome
to his services and many a decd OF charity
has been done by him of which only the
recipient himself and his God arc cogni-
Zant.
He leaves wife and four children-be-
sides a son by Il former marriage, DR.. f. H.
Wright. who is now attending lectures i'll
Atlanta, Ca, together with numerous
friends to mourn his loss.- Watchm,a".
RUsToN.
(From tho Caligraph)
The protracted services at the Methodist
church closed last Monday night, after hay
ing been continued for nearly four weeks,
with slight intcrnission.
Miss NIollie Bodies has accepted 4 posi-
ton in Mount Lebanon College as a teacher,
and left on Tuesday evenings train to en-
ter upon the discharge of her duties. Miss
Mollie is a graduate of Judson Female Col
lcge, Marion, Ala, and is therefore well
qualified to perform the duties that will
dcvolve upon her in the school room.
The numerous friends of Capt. l.. M.
Gahagan will rejoice to know that he has
returned homo to his family with his mind
fully restored and his health greatly i'm
proved. JIe arrived on Thursday oven
ing's train and was met by quite crowd
of friends who had assembled to welcome
him homo again. He is yet very weak,
physically, but his health is improving
steadily.
BASTEOr.
(Erom the Sentinel.
The Central High School has full at
tendance and has corps Of excellent
teachers, with Prof. Garnett at the head.
Messrs Levinson, McMillen, and Lacy,
| the Monticello Fair goers, haye returned,
and speak of having royal good time.
s. r. Baird, Esq, has returned from Miss
issippi where he was summoned on account
Of the illness of his baby. We are glad
that his baby recovered.
| (Crom the Claron.)
| The price of cotton seed has been advanc
| ed to seven dollars per ton, delivered at
| the Point.
| Bastrop can boast OF about two supper